Corona Devotionals

Is there a decision to be made in our life?  A choice that needs chosen?  Two roads are diverging, and we know  that the one that we choose will make all the difference, but... which one to choose ? Colleges, jobs, spouse, house, investments, vacations, friendships, activities... everything requires choices.   But, how do we determine our decisions?   If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,  who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.  ~James 1:5   There is no trick  or hack  to hearing from the Lord.   There is no secret code or elite club to having God reveal his thoughts to us ( mankind ).   Just ask Him.  Implore of Him.  Submit to Him.  Defer to Him. And the Lord will  reveal His thoughts to us.   ...indeed, if you call out for insight  and cry aloud for understanding, (4)  and if you look for it as for silver a nd ...

Well, it was almost-time for a new shampoo and conditioner in our shower the other day and when every last drippity-drop of the old ones were gone, I put in two brand new bottles: one of shampoo and   one of conditioner. But when it was time for their maiden voyage in the shower, I had a problem: without my glasses on, I could not read which bottle was conditioner and which was shampoo. I squinted.   I held the bottles up close and  waaa-yyy back.   I found myself amazed that I truly could not discern the writing.  (Am I getting that old, that my eyes  that bad?) Apparently. Finally, I popped the lid on each bottle and squirted a tiny bit of each into my palm.   The consistency of conditioner is generally thicker than shampoo. My on-the-spot science experiment worked, and I figured out successfully which bottle was shampoo and which was conditioner: not by reading the label, but by experience, gut-instinct, and a little faith. ~~~ Some...

The Biblical Book of  Amos, Chapter 4: A teaching to wives. Warning: It's going to sound harsh. Note:  It might not apply to you. Admittance : In some ways it applies to all of us...   If you are not a wife, then feel free to search your heart to see if God is revealing areas in your heart and life that are in need of repair anyway.  (He does that.)  ~~~ Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria,  you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy  and say to your husbands, “Bring us some drinks!”  (2)  The Sovereign  Lord  has sworn by his holiness:  “The time will surely come  when you will be taken away with hooks,  the last of you with fishhooks. (3)  You will each go straight out  through breaches in the wall, a nd you will be cast out toward Harmon,” declares the   Lord .  ~Amos 4:1-3 ~~~ Hooo-weee!  How mad does the Lord have to be to call c...

Good day!!  It is officially "springtime"!  Time to spring-forward today!  Well, ok, t he official " astronomical" start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere (this year) technically occurs on March 20th at 10:46 AM (Eastern)...but where I live, last night was the time to "spring forward" with our clocks, and so, I consider losing an hour of sleep by "springing-forward" the start of Spring.  And regardless of whether we feel that "springtime" begins today or in a few days, the fact remains that (like it or not), Spring is upon us. What are we going to do about that?   The Bible (God's Word) has a word for us about "springtime" today.  (Timely, isn't it?)  And judging by our Heavenly Father's track record, His timing is no coincidence.  It's spring time.  Is it time to "spring-forward" with something/some plan/some idea/someone/some mission that the Lord has set before us?   How are we responding? In th...